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From: williams@pixar.com (James Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: DOS Emulator now available for porting to FreeBSD.
Date: 15 Apr 1996 17:53:13 GMT
Organization: Pixar Animation Studios
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In article <4khmhj$k99@bonkers.taronga.com>,

>Well, I'm very pleased indeed to announce that after some months of
>negotiations, Keith has managed to convince the powers-that-be within
>BSDI to do the deal, allowing me to now speak more freely about it!

...

>I'm really enthusiastic about this project, not just for what it
>represents in finally getting ourselves a working DOS emulator but
>also for the chance to finally do something in cooperation with BSDI.

Bravo! Bravo! This is precisely the sort of cooperative effort that I'd
hoped to see in the post-CSRG BSD world.  I remember when Rob Kolstad
first anounced BSDI at Usenix, there was some fear in the audience that
this was a step backwards, towards makinging BSD somehow
"proprietary".  At the time, Rob assured the audience that they weren't
doing that, that they would "do the right thing".  This is a perfect
example of that - everyone will win.  Congratulations and I hope to see
more of this sort of thing in the future.

Jim

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Jim Williams				Pixar Animation Studios
williams@pixar.com			Richmond, CA